34pc garment workers sole earners of households

A third of garment workers in Bangladesh are the sole earners of their households, meaning they are susceptible to shocks such as the coronavirus pandemic that could completely wipe out their livelihoods and render them poor overnight, a new survey found. Around 1,272 individuals employed by garment factories in Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Savar and Chattogram participated in